Businesses, residents unite for ‘No Straw November’
Gonzales Youth Council and the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce are teaming up during the month of November for “No Straw November.”
Hospital Foundation pays tribute to donors
A permanent display at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital honors hundreds of generous donors to the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation.
ROTARY READS
Last week members of the Soledad Rotary International Club visited San Vicente Elementary School in the Soledad Union School District on a quest to spread the love of reading to first-graders.
UnitedAg extends services to South County
Seven health and wellness clinics, including two in South County, have been added to UnitedAg’s growing network that serves California farmworkers and their families.
AT THE MARKET
Kettle corn, tacos, cupcakes, peanuts, fresh fruit and vegetables took center stage April 26 as the Farmer's Market returned to the streets of Soledad.
Riding for a cause
More than 2,800 total participants in the 16th annual AIDS/LifeCycle bike ride visited the South County area Monday while embarking on a 545-mile journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles this week.
City begins work on well rehabilitation
Nor-Cal Pump and Well Drilling Inc. is the new construction services company in charge of the Well #6 Rehabilitation Project, following the Soledad City Council’s approval of a contract on July 5.
WRESTLING REVOLUTION
This past Saturday night at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City, Pro Wrestling Revolution, sponsored by South County Newspapers, took over the Expo Building with an exciting night of high flying action.
Commute to success
Martin Alfaro traveled for three hours almost daily with his sister Maria and brother Dan from Soledad to San Luis Obispo, where all three were attending school at California Polytechnic State University. Alfaro graduated June 18.
City looks to Carmel for new sidewalk vendor permit laws
City of Soledad used Carmel as the model for new sidewalk vendor permitting ordinances and a regulatory program.



















